Jamaica at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jamaica at the Olympics
IOC code	JAM
NOC	Jamaica Olympic Association
Medals Ranked 41st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 26 36 26 88
Summer appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960)

Jamaica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team. Jamaica has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988, with the Jamaica national bobsleigh team achieving some fame.

Jamaican athletes have won a total of 87 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics, and all but three of those in the individual and relay sprint events.

The National Olympic Committee for Jamaica is the Jamaica Olympic Association, and was founded in 1936.

Participation

Timeline of participation

Date	Team
1948–1956	Jamaica (JAM)	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
1960	British West Indies (BWI)
1964	Jamaica (JAM)	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
1968–			Barbados (BAR)

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London 13 1 2 0 3 20 1952 Helsinki 8 2 3 0 5 13 1956 Melbourne 6 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome as part of the  British West Indies (BWI) 1964 Tokyo 21 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 25 0 1 0 1 39 1972 Munich 33 0 0 1 1 43 1976 Montreal 20 1 1 0 2 21 1980 Moscow 18 0 0 3 3 34 1984 Los Angeles 45 0 1 2 3 28 1988 Seoul 35 0 2 0 2 34 1992 Barcelona 36 0 3 1 4 38 1996 Atlanta 46 1 3 2 6 39 2000 Sydney 45 0 6 3 9 54 2004 Athens 47 2 1 2 5 35 2008 Beijing 50 5 4 2 11 15 2012 London 50 4 5 4 13 18 2016 Rio de Janeiro 56 6 3 2 11 16 2020 Tokyo 48 4 1 4 9 21 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles Total 26 36 26 88 38

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 4 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 5 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 4 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 6 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 2 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin did not participate 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 3 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 6 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer Sport

Sports	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
Athletics	26	36	25	87	8
Cycling	0	0	1	1	45
Total	26	36	26	88	32

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Wint, ArthurArthur Wint	1948 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
2 Silver	McKenley, HerbHerb McKenley	1948 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
2 Silver	Wint, ArthurArthur Wint	1948 London	Athletics	Men's 800 metres
1 Gold	Rhoden, GeorgeGeorge Rhoden	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
1 Gold	Wint, ArthurArthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metres relay
2 Silver	McKenley, HerbHerb McKenley	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
2 Silver	McKenley, HerbHerb McKenley	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
2 Silver	Wint, ArthurArthur Wint	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's 800 metres
2 Silver	Miller, LennoxLennox Miller	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Miller, LennoxLennox Miller	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
1 Gold	Quarrie, DonDon Quarrie	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
2 Silver	Quarrie, DonDon Quarrie	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Quarrie, DonDon Quarrie	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Weller, DavidDavid Weller	1980 Moscow	Cycling	Men's 1 km time trial
2 Silver	Lawrence, AlbertAlbert Lawrence Greg Meghoo Don Quarrie Ray Stewart	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 4×100 metres relay
3 Bronze	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
2 Silver	Davis, HowardHoward Davis Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Bert Cameron	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metres relay
2 Silver	Jackson, GraceGrace Jackson	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
2 Silver	Graham, WinthropWinthrop Graham	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles
2 Silver	Cuthbert, JulietJuliet Cuthbert	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
2 Silver	Cuthbert, JulietJuliet Cuthbert	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
1 Gold	Hemmings, DeonDeon Hemmings	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 400 metres hurdles
2 Silver	Beckford, JamesJames Beckford	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's long jump
2 Silver	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
2 Silver	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Haughton, GregGreg Haughton Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin Davian Clarke Dennis Blake Garth Robinson	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metres relay
3 Bronze	Freeman, MichelleMichelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Gillian Russell Andria Lloyd	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 4×100 metres relay
2 Silver	Blackwood, MichaelMichael Blackwood Greg Haughton Christopher Williams Danny McFarlane Sanjay Ayre Michael McDonald	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metres relay
2 Silver	Lawrence, TaynaTayna Lawrence	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
2 Silver	Graham, LorraineLorraine Graham	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 400 metres
2 Silver	Hemmings, DeonDeon Hemmings	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 400 metres hurdles
2 Silver	Frazer, MerleneMerlene Frazer Tayna Lawrence Veronica Campbell-Brown Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 4×100 metres relay
2 Silver	Richards, SandieSandie Richards Catherine Scott Deon Hemmings Lorraine Graham Charmaine Howell Michelle Burgher	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 4×400 metres relay
3 Bronze	Haughton, GregGreg Haughton	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
3 Bronze	Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	McDonald, BeverlyBeverly McDonald	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
1 Gold	Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
1 Gold	Lawrence, TaynaTayna Lawrence Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Veronica Campbell-Brown Beverly McDonald	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 4×100 metres relay
2 Silver	McFarlane, DannyDanny McFarlane	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles
3 Bronze	Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Smith, RonettaRonetta Smith Novlene Williams Nadia Davy Sandie Richards Michelle Burgher	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 4×400 metres relay
1 Gold	Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
1 Gold	Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
1 Gold	Fraser, Shelly-AnnShelly-Ann Fraser	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
1 Gold	Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
1 Gold	Walker, MelaineMelaine Walker	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 400 metres hurdles
2 Silver	Simpson, SheroneSherone Simpson	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
2 Silver	Stewart, KerronKerron Stewart	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
2 Silver	Williams, SherickaShericka Williams	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 400 metres
2 Silver	Williams, SherickaShericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams Bobby-Gaye Wilkins	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 4×400 metres relay
3 Bronze	Stewart, KerronKerron Stewart	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Hammond, ChelseaChelsea Hammond	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's long jump
1 Gold	Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
1 Gold	Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
1 Gold	Fraser, Shelly-AnnShelly-Ann Fraser	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
1 Gold	Kemar Bailey-Cole Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Nesta Carter Michael Frater	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 m relay
2 Silver	Blake, YohanYohan Blake	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
2 Silver	Blake, YohanYohan Blake	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
2 Silver	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
2 Silver	Veronica Campbell-Brown Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 4×100 metres relay
2 Silver	Christine Day Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Shericka Williams Novlene Williams-Mills	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 4×400 metres relay
3 Bronze	Weir, WarrenWarren Weir	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Hansle Parchment	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 110 metres hurdles
3 Bronze	Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Kaliese Spencer	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 400 metres hurdles
1 Gold	Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
1 Gold	Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
1 Gold	Thompson, ElaineElaine Thompson	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
1 Gold	Thompson, ElaineElaine Thompson	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
1 Gold	McLeod, OmarOmar McLeod	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 110 metres hurdles
1 Gold	Asafa Powell Yohan Blake Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt Kemar Bailey-Cole Jevaughn Minzie	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 m relay
3 Bronze	Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-AnnShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Jackson, SherickaShericka Jackson	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's 400 metres
1 Gold	Elaine Thompson Herah	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
1 Gold	Elaine Thompson Herah	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
1 Gold	Hansle Parchment	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 110 metres hurdles
1 Gold	Remona Burchell Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shericka Jackson Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson-Herah Briana Williams	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
2 Silver	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Shericka Jackson	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Megan Tapper	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 100 metres hurdles
3 Bronze	Ronald Levy	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 110 metres hurdles
3 Bronze	Junelle Bromfield Shericka Jackson Roneisha McGregor Janieve Russell Stacey-Ann Williams	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

See also

In Spanish: Jamaica en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Jamaica at the Olympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics